New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-16
TILE SUIT AGAINST MRS. THURBER
STATEMENT FROM HER ATTORNEY.

MR. uINKLE REPLIES TO Mr. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
sIBILrTIEs HE NEVER HEARD OF BEFORE.
BOSTON, Jan Is (Speciab.-Mrs Thurber. of the Ma
tional Opera Company refralns from making any reply
personally the statement regarding the suit OF Mr. Hin
kle of Cincinnati TO $4,000 alleged TO be due
on account of personal loan made last November but
Frank Lawrence the attorney for the company and Mrs.
Thurber makes the following explanation THE suit in
question was begun tine since Mrs. ThurOer
left home not the papers, and knows notn-
ing of it, Mr. Hinke has good claim against the com
pany not for the whole $40 o00 hut for part Of IT, TIC
has claim against Mrs. Thurber whatever II he IS
willing to accept the actually due him. it can be pad
at any time Mr. Hinkle led the company into an eX-
pense exceeding for permanent improvements TO
the Music Hall of Cincinnati 10 adapt for oper c per
formances part of which expense he agreed To Dear
He now appears unwilling out that agreement
His suit foolish and needless We were appscd ten
days ago that unless his demand submitted to he In
tended TO attack company in the press, but the COM
pany has wthsood many attacks of this sort to he
coerced In this into paying than is justly
due"
CINCINNATI, Jan Is (SpscidD.-A Howard Hinkle' on
being shown the statement OF Mr. Lawrence tonight,
said "The loan, rather Endorsement OF the draft,
for Mrs Thuber upon her personal telegram OF No
vember 27th, requesting me TO accommodate MT LOCKE
and the draft would paid In Louis Friday next
December Sd The draft went TO protest, and was as
sured by Mrs Thurber, again by telegram from Chcago
that she certainly guaranteed the payment of money
Tho bubble that am responsible for any expense
put on Music Hall, Mrs Thurber ought to
know Is not true for the entirely at the OK
pense and risk tie American Opera company and The
only agreement that assumed onehaf OF any loss up
TO So OOO All work done in the Music Hall was con-
ractcd by the agent Of the company Seymour Locke
In the companys name and all such work was necessarily
temporary only during the OF opera the
entire contract price OF which 1910 Ny report 10
Mrs Thuruer shows that paid the treasurer OF te com
many 1857 AZ than received ms the result OF luo
weeks season after taking ont expenses.
If they thought there Was any item OF expense mat
was responsible forthcy long time making known 10
Inc what part ii0r report has been III nor
one month"; have been told repeatedly 10y MIS- lhurDer
that nv claim would bc paid, only 10 be patient ana -
only since the suit for the money duo me was he
gun that | have had any intimation mat | was
in any way indebted 10 the company. and am ~ "-s
10 know what that has 10 do with personal obligation OF
Mrs Thurbcr 70 me. after giving $1,000 10 the company
have idea Of defra ldihg the company out or any
thing that may them. and II can be had without re-
course to suit The statement mt the draf was
guaranteed b. Thurber the representative or tle
american Opera Company is worse than foohsh lega
audible Is equivalent 10 saying that TOOK the IN
Gorscmen OF the maker OF note 10 secure It's payment